Amazon Customer Review : This book not only gives a description of the different types of teas, it tells how they are processed from the same plant to make the different teas and the history of tea from China to India, to Japan, to Europe, to America. There is a whole section on terminology used for herbal teas, how to grow, cultivate, harvest, dry and store them. &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp

Montana Tea & Spice Mountain
Huckleberry Tea Review

Summary : If you enjoy huckleberries, odds are strong
you'll enjoy this pleasant and fruity tea. The flavor of huckleberries
isn't overwhelming, but is quite distinct and enjoyable.

Review : When I lived in Northwest Montana, during
some of my hikes I, quite literally, "ate my way up the mountain." You
see, Northwest Montana is prime country for huckleberries...one reason
the Grizzly Bears do so well (huckleberries are a primary food of bears
in NW Montana). Because huckleberries are so abundant in NW Montana,
when hiking, I'd hike a few yards, stop to nibble on some huckleberries,
then resume my hike. The frequent result is that a hike of just two miles
would take hours and I'd find myself on top of the mountain "rather full
in the stomach," along with berry stains all over my fingers (not necessarily
a good thing in Grizzly Bear Country!).

Due to the huckleberry craze found in Montana, it probably should have
been no surprise that several huckleberry flavored herbal teas are available.
One of which I was sent as a christmas gift. And so, feeling experimental
one night, I decided to give this huckleberry tea that is put out by
the Montana Tea & Spice Company a try.

As you can see, this tea has quite the grocery list of ingredients in
it, somewhat to my surprise. Yet, no worry...the minute you take a whiff
of this teas aroma you'll realize that this tea is indeed a huckleberry
tea, despite all the other stuff that is thrown into it.

I was quite pleased with the flavor of this tea. Admittedly, never having
tried a huckleberry tea before, I was more than a bit curious to see
what it would taste like.

To sum up the taste, if you like raw huckleberries "off the vine" like
I do...then the odds are good you'll enjoy this tea. While the flavor
of this tea isn't nearly as strong or as sweet as a raw huckleberry,
the huckleberry flavor in this tea is still quite strong and distinct.

And happily, all the other stuff in this tea didn't drown out the huckleberry
flavor. In particular, I was worried that the Licorice Root in this tea
would drown out the huckleberry flavor...as licorice is a natural sweetener
and has an immensely powerful flavor to it.

Overall, if you ever feel experimental, I would definitely suggest giving
this tea a try. Unfortunately, you won't be ordering this tea online,
since at the time of this writing the Montana Tea & Spice Company was
still doing business the "old fashioned Montana way," with no online
ordering available. You'll need to call in/fax in/mail in your order,
using their rather poor quality online catalog to do so.

Recommendation : Yes. If you are a huckleberry fan,
or just want to try out what the bears of Montana eat, by all means...give
this tea a try. The tea has a nice fruity, somewhat sweet taste that
glides down nicely and has no bitterness to it.